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Spikor's lazy eye syndrome

I got my 2 spikors yesterday and one of them have eyes that goes all over the place. Luckily I bought 2 so the other one was okey. Not perfect though since one pupil was larger than the other. This seems like a common problem with this fig. Now if they expect us to buy their expensive sub issues like this shouldnt be acceptable! Not everyone is good at repainting figures

I got my 2 spikors yesterday and one of them have eyes that goes all over the place. Luckily I bought 2 so the other one was okey. Not perfect though since one pupil was larger than the other. This seems like a common problem with this fig. Now if they expect us to buy their expensive sub issues like this shouldnt be acceptable! Not everyone is good at repainting figures

And not everyone is a loose collector... what about the MOC collectors?
What a mess!

I know 3 angels: their names are Jedi_Kunle, Mikethedrummer and Miracle Max!

My Spikor's eyes are painted OK - but I'm more concered about his limbs cast in black and painted purple! Wouldn't that start chipping away in time if you're not careful? Also I read somewhere that Vykron is also cast in black plastic and painted.

I really hope this is a one-off decision - much like the reversed Stikor forearms.

but other than that Spikor's an incredible figure and is an instant favourite of mine!

The eyes on mine were perfect luckily, but I did have a paint rub on his arm attachment. Lukily it's in a place where you can't see it with the attachement on. There must have been a new guy on the line painting pupils. Maybe he had a lazy eye himself? TG does say that each is hand painted.....Anyway, hopefully they have enough QC stock to hook ya's up with a non-lazy eye Spikor. I don't think anyone should be forced to repaint a figure they just bought just to have it correct!

And yet another example of why people are not subscribing. Seriously, how do they expect to keep getting away with this?

You can't really gripe about these things. We pay more for MOTUC because of the low production numbers, not because they are of a higher quality than a standard mass-retail figure. Go to any mass-retailer (Wal-Mart, Target, etc) and look at the paint apps on a hand-full of $16 figures (which is about what MOTUC would cost if they were produced in greater numbers for mass-retail.) They are no better. The fact that every figure is not 100% perfect is a pet peeve of OCD collectors like myself but it is normal in the toy industry. And after 30 plus years of this being the standard, no one should expect it to be otherwise.

Huge errors like exploding crotches, broken noses, and reversed forearms are one thing. If you're not subscribing because of these things and you don't want to deal with the hassle of refunds and exchanges, I can't fault you. But if a small error like a lazy eye is truly the reason someone is not subscribing, a person should understand this kind of thing is normal with any figure line and they personally are better suited to buying toys at retail where they can scrutinize each figure for the best paint job.

"I reject your Prince Adam and replace him with the original barbarian from the jungle."

My Spikor's eyes are painted OK - but I'm more concered about his limbs cast in black and painted purple! Wouldn't that start chipping away in time if you're not careful? Also I read somewhere that Vykron is also cast in black plastic and painted.

I really hope this is a one-off decision - much like the reversed Stikor forearms.

but other than that Spikor's an incredible figure and is an instant favourite of mine!

I'mreally worried about my paint chipping off. There are issues already with it bubbling in a few tiny spots. I won't be posing him very much either.

It's a legitimate concern, but it is true that this problem is one that is industry wide. You want an earful on QC standards and eyes, talk to folks who bought Hasbro's Indiana Jones line. The paint problems there may well have contributed, at least in part, to the line's ultimate failure.

Besides, Spikor was never the brightest of Skeletor's henchmen; he probably gave himself googly eyes knocking himself on the head with his club a few too many times, or went out partying with the original release red-eyed "Eternian Booze Binge" He-Man...

"I will use this power for all the good that can be done, to work for peace, to encourage virtue, and above all, to preserve life in all its forms..." Superman

Yea Spikor is one of the worst painted figures yet... I was really disappointed with mine.. I do not like the purple painted arms and legs... I am not sure why they were cast in black, but I hope it never happens again... poor choice.

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